nfl player most rushing yards 1997 to 2006

Between the 1997 and 2006 seasons, Curtis Martin rushed for the most yards, with 11,462 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
11,462
136
2,834
4.0
84.3
62
2,735
408
409
6.7
20.1
6
2 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
11,241
150
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
3 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
10,449
154
2,217
4.7
67.9
55
5,183
586
707
8.8
33.7
12
4 Edgerrin James
E. James
10,385
112
2,525
4.1
92.7
70
3,056
394
525
7.8
27.3
11
5 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
9,513
112
2,062
4.6
84.9
56
2,205
261
306
8.4
19.7
8
6 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
9,461
150
2,256
4.2
63.1
43
3,771
426
467
8.9
25.1
15
7 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
9,332
131
2,035
4.6
71.2
71
5,450
603
606
9.0
41.6
32
8 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
9,176
95
2,050
4.5
96.6
100
2,900
398
535
7.3
30.5
11
9 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
9,140
129
2,363
3.9
70.9
67
684
103
100
6.6
5.3
2
10 Eddie George
E. George
9,073
125
2,530
3.6
72.6
60
2,045
245
269
8.3
16.4
10
11 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
8,713
106
1,969
4.4
82.2
96
1,435
200
290
7.2
13.5
11
12 Ahman Green
A. Green
8,491
126
1,871
4.5
67.4
54
2,710
350
458
7.7
21.5
14
13 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
8,195
118
2,075
3.9
69.4
56
1,024
167
130
6.1
8.7
4
14 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
8,035
109
1,734
4.6
73.7
86
2,945
334
366
8.8
27.0
8
15 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
7,913
131
1,922
4.1
60.4
63
1,494
179
195
8.3
11.4
4
16 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
7,801
91
1,822
4.3
85.7
45
1,365
160
216
8.5
15.0
2
17 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
7,097
82
1,757
4.0
86.5
47
1,899
246
324
7.7
23.2
4
18 Antowain Smith
A. Smith
6,881
131
1,784
3.9
52.5
54
982
136
134
7.2
7.5
3
19 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
6,453
68
1,385
4.7
94.9
52
1,299
158
223
8.2
19.1
4
20 Duce Staley
D. Staley
5,785
114
1,430
4.0
50.7
24
2,587
287
325
9.0
22.7
10
21 Charlie Garner
C. Garner
5,764
107
1,254
4.6
53.9
29
3,484
387
456
9.0
32.6
12
22 Garrison Hearst
G. Hearst
5,616
80
1,209
4.6
70.2
27
1,624
176
165
9.2
20.3
7
23 Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
5,586
81
1,298
4.3
69.0
44
1,577
212
282
7.4
19.5
4
24 Travis Henry
T. Henry
5,395
78
1,321
4.1
69.2
34
886
134
185
6.6
11.4
2
25 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
5,384
100
1,349
4.0
53.8
34
1,376
215
289
6.4
13.8
0
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PPG

23.0

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OPP PPG

31.0

29th

RUSH YDS/G

127.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

166.0

30th

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4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
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Jets Jets
0
3
0
.000
Dolphins Dolphins
0
3
0
.000
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9/29
NYJ NYJ
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MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
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10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
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10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
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TB Buccaneers

3 - 0 - 0

29

Final

27

NYJ Jets

0 - 3 - 0

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Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
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3
1
0
.750
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2
2
0
.500
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3
1
0
.750
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3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
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PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
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LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
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9/6
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
9/29
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
7:15 PM
Mon
9/29
CIN CIN
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8:15 PM
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10/2
SF SF
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8:15 PM
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10/5
MIN MIN
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CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
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1:00 PM